World Film Carnival Singapore Explained

World Film Carnival Singapore
Founded:	2019
Location:	Singapore
Language:	International
Website:	https://worldfilmcarnival.com/wfc-singapore/

World Film Carnival Singapore (WFCS) is an IMDb monthly live screening International Film Festival.^[1] It is an annual award screening event that takes place in Singapore.^{[2] [3] [4]} It was started in the year 2019 by Shailik Bhaumik.^{[5] [6] [7]}

The majority of monthly award winners are screened in Singapore each month and evaluated by Cult Critic before competing for the Golden Merlion Awards (Best film of the year). The champions of each year receive a trophy, certificate, and honors.^[5]

Awardees

The award is given each year for significant movies and people in a variety of categories.^[8]

2023

• Starship Troopers: Deadlock - Winner - Category: Horror / Science Fiction / Genre Feature Film^[9]
• BoOzy' OS and the Cristal Gem - Winner - Category: Best Animated Film (Outstanding Achievement Award)^[10]

2022

• Min Tai
• "+380 | Kyiv, Ukraine" Honorary Awardee at the Golden Merlion Awards^{[11] [12]}
• Lorenzo Muscoso
• Yarana 2.0 as best film^[6]
• Hamari Corona Fighter as best film^[6]
• "Potra"^[2]
• "Di Qua Trung Bong Chet" won Critics Choice Award^[13]
• "Becoming Black Lawyers" won Outstanding Achievement Award^[14]
• "Dennaa" best Odia film^[15]
• "Sorry"^[16]
• Lachhi^[17]
• Fleeting Structure^[18]

2021

• Martin Helstáb, best experimental film award for the feature 'Zazongpari'^[19]
• Fattah Amin best actor for 'Miimaland'^[20]
• Russ Emanuel, best director for 'Occupants'
• Erik Thompson, best actor for 'The Dirty Hands Man'
• Prachee Shah Paandya, best actress for 'On the Seesaw'
• Robert Picardo, best actor for 'Occupants'
• Tanya Desai for the film 'ZERO KILOMETER'
• George Chiang
• Marina Tetarić Prusec for the film “Flight to Eternity”
• Vinay Prataprao Deshmukh for "Na Jaane Kyun"^[21]
• "Unmasking" for best Pakistani short film^[22]
• "The Art Of Life"^{[23] [24]}

2020

• Ken Sagoes, best director for 'The McHenry Trial - Don't Judge a Kid by Their Hoodie'
• Manasanamaha, best short film
• Taher Ali Baig, Outstanding Achievement Award
• "Tale of Rising Rani" best feature film
• "Old Hearts Cafe" best experimental films

2019

• Simonna
• Outstanding Achievement Award to Debut Filmmaker "Niklas Goslar" for 'Mother of Tibetans'
• Critic's Choice Award for "The Champ of Champs"

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jawed . Sundas . Tagore International Film Festival celebrates poetry in cinema at Santiniketan . The Times of India.
2. Web site: Director Shankar Dhotre’s film Potra highlights impact of menstrual cycle on the life of a girl . The Indian Express . en . 7 March 2022.
3. Web site: World Film Carnival Singapore . New Straits Times.
4. Web site: WFC – SINGAPORE – World Film Carnival . Worldfilmcarnival.
5. Web site: Shailik Bhaumik’s event World Film Carnival celebrates indie filmmakers - Times of India . The Times of India . en.
6. Web site: Aashcharya Vikas: Work helped me sustain the aftermaths of the lockdowns . Hindustan Times . en . 10 September 2022.
7. Web site: 21st World Film Carnival - Singapore . . en.
8. Web site: World Film Carnival, Singapore . IMDb.
9. https://worldfilmcarnival.com/monthly-results-february-2023-march-2023/
10. Web site: Monthly Results : December 2022 - January 2023. World Film Carnival Singapore. January 2023. Singapore. May 28, 2024. September 23, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230923041823/https://worldfilmcarnival.com/monthly-results-december-2022-january-2023/. deviated.
11. Web site: 2022-08-12 . World Film Carnival Singapore - Monthly Results : July 2022 . 2024-02-04 . WFC . en-US.
12. Web site: 2022-10-12 . GOLDEN MERLION AWARDS 2022 NOMINEES . 2024-02-04 . WFC . en-US.
13. Web site: VNA’s documentary wins numerous int’l awards Society Vietnam+ (VietnamPlus) . VietnamPlus . en . 31 October 2022.
14. Web site: staff . YourArlington . 12th Arlington Internation Film Festival held . YourArlington.com . en-gb.
15. Web site: Special Screening Of Internationally Acclaimed Odia Film 'Dennaa, The Wings' Organised In Bhubaneswar . odishabytes . 20 March 2022.
16. Web site: Short Film Sorry Proves Assam’s Production, Creativity At Par With International Standards . guwahatiplus.com . en.
17. Web site: 'Lachchi' got Award at Singapore's World Film Carnival; Notice the hard work of the artists in Marathwada सिंगापूरच्या 'वर्ल्ड फिल्म कार्निव्हल'मध्ये 'लच्छी' ला पुरस्कार; मराठवाड्यातील कलाकारांच्या कष्टाची दखल Lokmat.com . LOKMAT . mr . 2 February 2022.
18. Web site: FILMS . Entropy . en.
19. Web site: Monthly Results: September - 2021 . WFC - Singapore . 9 December 2023 . en . 4 January 2022.
20. Web site: Fattah Amin wins Best Actor at World Film Carnival, Singapore . The Star . en.
21. Web site: Vinay Prataprao Deshmukh wins Best Actor Award at World Film Carnival, Singapore - International Film Festival . ThePrint . 29 November 2021.
22. Web site: Alam . Sher . Pakistani Film ‘Unmasking’ Breaks Record for Most Cinema Awards Won Abroad . Lens . 18 October 2022.
23. Web site: Odisha filmmaker Santosh Panda’s ‘The Art of Life’ wins big at World Film Carnival–Singapore Sambad English . sambadenglish.com . 23 June 2021.
24. Web site: ‘The Art Of Life’ Awarded At World Film Carnival–Singapore . Reporters Today English . 23 June 2021.